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- Name
- Bell X-16
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Description
- The Bell X-16 was a high altitude aerial reconnaissance jet aircraft designed in the United States in the 1950s.
- Designer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Type
- High altitude reconnaissance aircraft
- Length (m)
- 18.55
- Height (m)
- 5.2
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 885
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 21900
- Powerplant Description
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-PW-37A turbojets, 45 kN thrust each
- Primary Users
- United States Air Force (intended)
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-16
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 35
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 102.19
- Aircraft Engine
- Pratt & Whitney J57
- Number of Engines
- 2